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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Local Personal.

Mr. D. G. Hughes, of Twiggs county, is
at the Screven.
Mr. I. J. Reid, a brother of Alderman
w. f. Reid, left last night for Birmingham,
Ala. He will become member of the firm
of Acosta, Reid 81 Douglass of that city
The firm is composed entirely of Savan-
nahians, and is going 10 start the manufac-
ture OF artificial stone under the patent
owned by Mr.. PIERCE, who is interested in "a
factory in this city.
Capt Mitchell, of the revenue cutter
Hugh Mccullough, spent yesterday in Sa-
vannah. The Mccullough put in here on
Saturday night and will leave this morning
Capt. Mitchell has been twenty three years
in the revenue marine service, and nearly
half of that time he has spent on Southern
stations. He has been in command of the
Mccullough for the past year and half,
having been ordered TO Charleston from the
cutter Gallatin at Boston. He is one of the
most experienced and efficient officers in the
service, as he is one of the most popular
Among the arrivals at the S,creven House
yesterday were y. f. Halet, New York /;
j. 5. Thomas ID. f. Jack, Brunswick:
George j. Grimes, Columbus c. c. Stub,
Philadelphia; Mrs. Schwartz, New York (;
Thomas j. Is. Watts, Baltimore; A. Worms,
New York; NJ. J. Fass, New Orleans; f. G..
Anderson, Birmingham, Ala; f. e. Pate,
New York
At the Marshall House were John Taylor,
d. G. Simpson, j. M. Buford, M. j. Jack
son, New York; Charles f. Miller, j. II.
Butler, Philadelphia; WIN c. Klatts, E. L.
Clifford, Charleston, S. c.. Sam p. White,
Pennsylvania; 7. II. johnson, Jr., Allen
dale, s. O; M. NJ. Millikin, Race Pond :; c. b.
Tarsend, Louisville, Ky; Fred Linscott,
Brunswick; Charles Durmeyer, Georgia; s.
NJ. Mattox st. Louis.
At the Harnett House were Samuel T.
White, Pennsylvania; z. j. Fallon. John
Manning, Macon; j. w Hosmer, L. d.
Campbell, Boston; r. A. Goodworth and
wife, Cincinnati: w. G. Richardson, Pen
nyworth; A. q. Baker, Pennsylvania: o. G..
Sercombes, Waulashaw, Wis. }. L. Pres
colt, Waynesboro; A. e. Christensen, j. M.
Nutting st. LOUIS +. g. Warner, New
York; s. Hanford, +. A. Murray, Bing-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Games Yesterday.
Around the Bases.

'Tricky" Nichols, the old reliable, will
pitch to-day against Charleston.
Pete Weckbecher has been released by
New York and will join the Mobiles.
Memphis is reported to have purchased the
release of Ed Knouff. The club paid $500
for Veachs release.
The Warrens will leave this morning for
Jacksonville where they will play the
Dixies for the championship of Georgia and
Florida. They will take the following nine:
Barney Doyle, manager; Horrigan c., and
Captain; Butler p, Murphy h., Brennan
2b., McCauley 3D., Sullivan SIS, Mahoney
If, Forlong CT, Lovett r.f.
Including Saturdays games, the Detroits
lead in the race for the League pennant,
with games won and lost. Boston has
won and lost 2; New York has won 5 and
lost 2; Pittsburg has won and lost 2; Phil
adelphia has won 3 and lost 4; indianapolis
has won and lost 6; Chicago has won | and
lost B. and Washington has won | and lost
). The American Association record shows
that Baltimore has won II games and lost
,; ST. Louis 10 and lost 3; Brooklyn Z and
lost 4; Louisville and lost 81; Athletics 5
and lost Z; "Mets" l and lost IL Cincinnati
and lost 5, and Cleveland l and lost z.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
BADGES FOR HUCKSTERS.

Green Grocers and Market Men Claim
Protection Against Street Dealers.
At the next meeting of the City Council
Alderman Reds ordinance requiring street
hucksters to wear badges will come up for
consideration. The green grocers and market
dealers have urged the Market Committee
to afford them some sort of protection
against the hucksters, whom they claim are
an unlicensed opposition to their business
Alderman Reid is chairman of the COM
mittee, and has given the matter
his attention The ordinance which
he introduced at the last meet
ing of Council provides for the furnishing of
free badges to all the market dealers; that
is, those who rent stalls, and to all licensed
green grocers, to he worn whenever they
desire to sell on the streets after market
hours. 1t also provides for the furnishing
of free badges to all fishermen who sell on
the streets, and TO gardeners who sell pro-
duce of their own raising, upon satisfactory
evidence that the applicant for the badge is
a fisherman or gardener.
HucksterS who sell upon the streets will
be required to wear huckster's badge,
which must be obtained from the Clerk of
Council by the payment of the regular
license fee.
The ordinance provides that all persons
selling on the streets, from wagons or other
wise, must have their badges in conspicu-
Gus place, SO that they can be plainly seen.
The penalty for violation of the ordinance
is fine not 10 exceed $25 or Imprisonment
for not more than ten days, or both
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Mrs. Shoddv's Pictures.

Boston Letter to the Providence Journal
A Mrs. Shoddy, of Boston, for even in
Boston specimens of this class exist, was
discoursing the other evening upon the sale
of the Stewart pictures in New York.
81 thought of going on, she said, Ito buy
some of the paintings, but | really have
more pictures than know what to do with
OF course there were fine things in The Stew
art sale, but my own paintings, | may say,
are really metricious-at least | thought
them as such-and SO l concluded not to
compete with New York collectors
Thadear old dowager would be astonished
if she knew how true her remark was, little
as she understood the true significance of
her epithet. A good story is told of the way
in which she bought some of her ''metri-
ciousn pictures Several years ago she went
abroad, and took with her a specimen of the
paper of her drawing room, in order that
she might buy pictures to harmOnize-or as
she said to match. An American artist in
Paris wrote home an account of her visit to
the studio of French artist of distinction
The lady arrived one morning by appoint
ment, armed with her specimen of wall
paper, and stated that the architect of her
house had told her to purchase a picture of
given size for certain space in her draw
ing room. The artist had no picture of
these dimensions, but he was clever enough
to understand the sort of woman he was
dealing with and INSCRIPTIONS enough to
take advantage of her.
This canvass he said, showing her a
painting he wished to sell, isn't the same
measure you want, because we have the
metric system in France, and of course that
lated into our system. 1t is the nearest
thing you can get in this country"
The picture was half as large again as she
had asked for, but she received this explana-
ton in perfect good faith, and proceeded to
investigate the harmony of paper and pic
ture. The obliging painter arranged the
wall paper behind the canvas, walked away
from the easel and clapped his hands in ad-
miration.
"Ah, madame" he said with dramatic
sigh, you Americans are such a nationl |
have searched Paris for a proper back
ground for this picture and have not been
able to find it: and here you bring me pre-
cisely the color of which | have dreamed
If had that paper would not sell you the
picture at all, but now you must have it if l
give it TO YOU
And he did give it to her-in exchange for
$1,000.
At another studio she was less success full.
She had been told whose pictures she ought
TO buy, and applied boldly to the leading
painters of Paris. The second artist whom
she saw, however, treated her with what
she feelingly describes as outrageous brutal
ity When she produced her specimens of
wall paper the old man bl'usquely inter
rupted her setting forth of her wishes.
at is of no use, madame" he said with a
great affectation of regret and earnestness
''I'never sell picture on so slight grounds
as mere harmony with the paper-hanging
SO much depends upon the light that I never
risk my reputation without examining the
room in which the painting is to hang. Did
aaiS,'t ~ ?0"i i.ouse wi.n youl You
to an arrangement"
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THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by
News Reporters.

Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters
Calanthe Lodge, Knights of Pythias, viii
meet tonight.
The Board of Education viii hold its May
meeting tonight
The Wesley Monumental Church Sunday
school win celebrate its anniversary on May
Is.
The Southern Mutual Loan Association
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of series B at Metropolitan Hall tonight.
Yesterday was a quiet day III police
circles. Only three arrests were made. Up
to midnight there were thirteen cases for
court this morning.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Tyler Cotton Press Company will be
held at the Savannah Cotton Press Associa-
ton offices to-day.
Rev. DR.. Bacon pastor of the Independent
Presbyterian church, preached an anniver-
sary sermon yesterday morning conmemo-
rative of the founding of the church sixty
eight years ago.
There were 1S1 failures in the United
States reported to Brddstreet'S last week,
against 15S in the preceding week, and 172,
1871, Isl and 1872 in the corresponding weeks
Of 1885, 1885, 1884 and 1888 respectively.
A negro named Moore was arrested at 9
o'clock yesterday morning by Policeman H.
NJ. Morgan for stealing door. The officer
saw Moore come out of a partly burned
house at Zubly and Walnut streets carrying
the door on his back, as Samson did the
gates of GAIA. Moore said that he was
asked to get the door by woman in the
neighborhood, but she denied it. Moore
will be before the Mayor this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
THE NEW COTTON CROP.
Improvement in it's Prospects-The
Drought Broken.

Drought Broken.
The cotton crop this season, owing to a
backward spring and dry weather generally
throughout the belt, is from five days to two
weeks late Compared with recent seasons,
however, the disparity as to planting time
is not so great, and in several sections the
planting has been finished fully as early and
in some cases, earlier than last year. The
greatest delay in planting has been in
those sections usually showing early pro-
gress.
Brodstreet's gives some very interesting
data in regard to the condition of the
weather and the outlook for the crop In
Texas, especially, the dry weather assumed
the, proportions of a drought, which de-
layed planting, and where seed was put in
it delayed termination. But the past few
days have shown a marked change for the
better in cotton crop prospects. Rain has
been general III many States, and the Texas
drought has been effectually broken. The
present spring shows sharp contrast with
that of 1886, when there was too much rain.
that rs per cent of the crop has been
planted The general condition of stands is
good, and chopping-out has begun in sew
eral States. The most cheerful reports
come from the Carolinas.
In Georgia and Alabama dry weather
has DELAYED planting and retarded
growth where the seed was
already in. The weather has been too cool
for rapid growth, but a change in this
respect is noted. The general crop pros
poets are reported equal to those of last
year at this time, though it is too early to
decide definitely.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Mason & Hamlin Pianos.

Mason & Hamlin bid fair to become as
famous for their pianos as they
have long been for their world
world-renowned organs The distinguish
ing feature about the Mason g. Hamlin
Piano is an important improvement in
the method of holding the strings They are
secured by metallic fastenings, instead of by
the friction of pins set in wood, as has been
the case, and the advantages resulting are
highly important Wonderful beauty and
musical quality of tone; far less liability OF
getting out Of tune; greater reliability in
trying climates; and greater solidity of CON
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
Charleston Happenings.

Tie New Brighton Hotel Company will be
organized in Charleston to-day.
The young people Of Charleston, having
been driven from the ball room, have re-
sorted TO the straw ride, which is now the
prevailing society craze.
BY arrangements recently perfected by the
Atlantic Coast Line, truck produce leaving
Charleston Saturday night will go through
% Portsmouth, Va, without delay.
The commemorative services of the Van
derbilt Benevolent Association, which have
been in the course OF preparation for several
weeks, took place at st. Matthew's German
Lutheran church lust night.
The soda water business is increasing in
Charleston Over a dozen new fountains
have been erected there this season This
leads the public TO believe that the average
Charlestonian is a very temperate sort OF
grlgsoIl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
"oDDs AND ENDS" SALE.

Rare Bargains Which the Early Shop.
per Will Find at Crockery House Of
James S. Silva & Son.
Preparatory to taking stock we intend tc
make a clean sweep of odd patterns, rem
nants and all otherwise irregular goods il
our line. To this end we offer from this day
these goods at prices below cost. The lots
consists of:
Dinner Sets.
Tea Sets.
Chamber Sets.
Crockery.
Glassware
Lamps, etc.
As we cannot duplicate the prices, this
offers rare opportunity for housekeepers tc
pick up just what they need at a nominal
cost. 1t will pay to come and see what we
have to offer. James S. Silva & Son, lac
Broughton street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
The Methodist Orphans Home.

It is known TO most Savannahians that
this institution was destroyed by fire on the
night of Jan. l. House, furniture, clothing
and all were consumed. The executive COM
mittee determined to rebuild, and is now at
work. A spacious brick building is rapidly
going up and must be completed by Sept. l.
appealed to and are responding literally
The Homes agent, Rev. l.. b. Payne, is in
the city, and will appeal personally to the
friends of this noble charity for help. Over
100 children have found a home in the Or
phanage from Savannah. Those who may
not be called upon can send donations to
Rev. L. T. Christian.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
He Wouldn't Spoil the Dinner
Fromvthe Detroit Free Press.


An old war veteran, who had been through
half dozen campaigns and was not worry
particular about what he ate, was invited
out TO swell dinner party. He sat almost
directly opposite the hostess, and was pain
fully conscious that every move he made
could be observed by her. Suddenly, at the
height Of the festivities, the veteran came
across caterpillar in his salad. A furtive
glance at the hostess disclosed the fact that
she too had discovered the embarrassing cir
cumstance 1t was critical moment, but
the old soldier was equal TO the occasion
Without changing muscle he gathered up
the caterpillar with forkful of the salad
and swallowed both. The look of gratitude
which he received from his hostess few
minutes later warmed the very cookies of
his heart. In due time the story leaked out,
and when somebody asked the old cam
paigner how he Liked caterpillar salad the
reply came like hot shot: "Do YOU take
me for man who would spoil dinner
party for little thing like caterpillar"